Bill and all,
There are single lever paddles to be had (but not inexpensive ones).
There are two manufacturers of paddles that offer single lever varieties.
I am the proud owner of a K3ZN KNSLR single lever paddle set. Tony does
make very find paddles and other keying devices, smooth as silk.
Begali also makes single lever models.
There may be others, but those are the two I know about without doing a
Google search.
I do have a couple others that are in the 'junk' category.
Some dual lever paddles can be altered to provide single lever action by
placing a fixed spacer between the two paddles, but that works on some,
but not others. If the pivot pins are between the finger grips and the
contacts, that will not work, but if the contacts are between the
pivots and the finger grips, the spacer solution will work fine.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 12/9/2014 7:35 PM, W2BLC wrote:
I learned on a Vibroplex single lever paddle and a Hallicrafters HA-1
TO Keyer. That was in the 60s.
Single lever paddles appear to have gone the way, as most of the
current rigs (K3 included) do not well support such a key. Hence, I
built a little box with a couple of 2032 batteries in it, a keyer
chip, and a pot. It is attached to the side of my trusty single lever
paddle. I connect it to my 480 or K3 as I would a straight key or a
bug. No big deal to me.
Of course, I am old fashioned. Imagine, still using a single lever
paddle in this modern age of whatevers that can number messages or
entries, self log, and maybe even time the turkey roast.
Bill W2BLC K-Line
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